Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 04 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
21.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 8AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (04 Feb)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (04 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)111413131212121111111111101111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2155602145403602221614551187819657667515436358387337285280270286180180146352375
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
E
5
SW
15
S
10
SSW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:30AM
2.99
12:49PM
3.14
1:09AM
2.94
1:27PM
3.03
1:46AM
2.84
2:02PM
2.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:40AM
0.13
7:05PM
0.16
7:19AM
0.20
7:45PM
0.24
7:57AM
0.33
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise---6:35-------6:37-------6:37----
Sunset-------8:30-------8:30-------8:29
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1111-11----------------
Temp. °C181818171821202120171615182020201818171617181818
Feels °C (?)141516181822192120161514181919201817161415151415
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